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As Eran was grabbed in the powerful grip, one might expect fear in her eyes, terror at being caught with such towering death behind her. After all only a madman would not be scared in such a scenario? Eran seemed sane...if it wasn't for the grin plastered from ear to ear across her face.At the mermaid's question, she actually started to snicker although with the tight grip on her windpipe made it difficult "No~....But you are".

Shimmering Skies: Sky High Stars

Suddenly her sword rushing towards the merfolk's face the sharpened point gleaming in the sunlight. Then at the last second, her hand shifted the blade and instead, the hard flat part of her blade slammed into the woman's jaw, chattering her teeth and holding enough force behind it to til her head back skywards.

With this newfound opening, she revealed one of the other blades she had hidden, this one in her right glove and quickly attempted to slash the now exposed throat. Behind her, she felt the hot breath of the creature and her eyes hardened, the grip now loosened due to the hit for the time being daring to glance behind at the Sea...queen? There was no way she was going to go like this after just getting free of Hell! Her single eye stared down the beast as cold as its icy color.

Feeling the fleshy neck of Eran between her webbed fingers the mermaid grinned squeezing tighter as she watched her glorious beast Marmalade rise up before her. it was time to feed the monster and watch her grow in size. The demise of Tonto was an unfortunate one, but a much needed one for the greater goals ahead. She raised Eran into the air slightly more preparing herself for the feast that would be Eran.

"Prepare yourself for such a delicious meal dear Marmalade. Before you I stand holding your newest piece of flesh ready for your belly. Let this mere weakling fill your body with such strength and enrage you ready for our next step. You should be rewarded for your hard work with more meals and grander feasts!"

Looking back into Eran's eyes she opened her mouth to continue when the flat edge of a blade slammed into her jaw knocking her head backwards with such pain. She chocked struggling to find breath to speak which was finally made even more difficult when a piercing pain was felt along her neck horizontally in the shape of a slice.

Gurgling as she dropped Eran the mermaid stumbled backwards a little shocked in pain. Reaching for her flintlock she raised it up ready to open fire on Eran and bring about her demise. Clutching at her neck as she went to squeeze out a shot another pain struck her from behind.

Dropping her flintlock she could see a scalpel deeply embedded into her hand. Trying to scream but only mustering a puddle of blood which barely made it past her lips the mermaid turned to see the doctor Lyceum had escaped the chains with the use of his scalpels. Pulling a face as she breathed heavily she watched as Lyceum approached her with a second scalpel in his free hand.

"Don't think about reaching for that other one! You'll just be doing yourself more harm!"

Lyceum reached into his satchel with his free hand removing a syringe which he spun between his fingers a few times as he spoke closing the gap between himself and the mermaid.

"You don't understand how much work goes into stitching up a body do you? I've stitched together over a hundred bodies all injured from war. Mostly firearms. So I know full well how easy it is to pull a trigger and just how much damage one really does when it hits home. It's disgusting that such destruction is so easy. So you're best choice is to stand down."

Pulling a face confused at what he was on about the mermaid reached for the scalpel in her hand releasing her bleeding neck.

"I get you're trying to do what's best for you, but going up against a doctor was a mistake. Until you can understand the damage that you do when you fire a gun, you shouldn't be allowed to use one. Because if you knew just what you did to a person when you fired, you'd be sick to your stomach."

Sleepy Time

Plunging the syringe into the mermaid's neck he watched as the mermaid opened her mouth to squeal but only allowed more blood to find its was out via her neck. As much as she wanted to scream and shout it was strongly advised against.

Reaching into his satchel once more for a hook & sewing thread he started to thread tie the thread in the hook readying himself for what looked like surgery.

Lyceum had seen the bodies of the previous owners of the ship when he was tied to the mast and the sight had made him feel sad. They didn't deserve this and if this was how the debris of their ship was being used he felt it was time someone stepped in specially for them.

Glaring at the meat sack that was Eran before her Marmalade felt her mouth salivating and belly rumbling. She wanted dinner and she wanted it soon. But it was proving problematic with the surge urge to pounce and gobble her whole and a more physical presence pulling on her face to stop her. Growling slightly as she slowly edged closer Marmalde watched as her master hit the ground limply and a strange man knealt down beside her.

The white gloves of Wynter had hold of her face and seemed to be what was pulling her back and stopping her from pummelling down over Eran. Not that his strength was that he could stop movement of a sea king but the feel of her face pulling back stopped her from moving forward.

"Not today serpent!" Wynter retorted still pulling on her head.

"Hey Eran! Lyceum! I'm on a monster!" Wynter called out as his eyes fell upon Lyceum & Eran. Waving he held on with a single hand hoping they'd at least see or hear him.

During the combat down below Wynter seen his chance coming when the angler fish came at him. Leaping into the water he found the sight of Marmalade, heart warming. It was time he rode a sea king. Unfortunately the angler fish hadn't been gobbled up though and was also on his way up. Swimming at an incredible speed he found his way to the surface and could easily see Wynter standing atop Marmalade.

"HEY! GET DOWN FROM THERE YOU!" he shouted pointing as his torso poked from the waters.

Grinning Wynter let go of Marmalade's head and stepped up on top so he could easily be seen. Without holding on little did he know his sea legs weren't as great as he'd thought.

:What you going to do about it?" Wynter asked cockily as his head foot found itself misplaced. Slipping and sliding from her head Marmalade opened her mouth into a full scale roar which sent shivers throughout the shipwreck including throughout Wynter who was found being to falling from the head of the monster backwards and down her scaled spine.

Marmalade was too hungry to deal with stupidity or fighting against someone trying to save his friends. She was looking to her first stop that would be Eran. Gliding down through the air almost effortlessly Marmalade found herself directly on top of Eran with her mouth wide open a billion teeth ready to tear through her flesh and a weight of ungodly masses to feast one. Eran would be number 1.

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Eran had been cleaning off the bloody blades with a frustrated sigh. She hadn't had full chance to heal some of her wounds had started to ache although none had been opened again.

Maybe it was this or the fact that she started thinking of what she was going to do with him once she got her hands on him that she didn't notice the sound of splashing figure it was nothing having forgotten about the beast in her rage...until the large shadow darkened her view and she looked up just in time to see a huge maw of teeth as sharp as the blades on her wings coming down on her.

"Shit.."

That was all she could say just as she vanished as the Sea King's upper teeth bit into the large wreckage they had been standing on.It seemed like the life of Eran Masters had met its end in the jaws of a Sea King...or had it?"Who the HELL do you think you are!"

The sudden sound of Eran's rage-filled voice was heard before there was slight movement from the gaps of the razor teeth, it seems Eran had used her sword and wing to keep the teeth from cutting her in half "First you destroy our boat then you try to eat us!" She says stomping from the wreckage onto its head where she stared directly into one of its bright pink eyes. with all the fury and rage she had pent up the last few days of being almost killed by people she didn't even know the giant serpent's own drool covering her from head to toe"We are not food! I'll be damned if I go out after everything being a fucking snack for a Sea King who is being treated no better then a dog by these idiots!"

Looking up at Wynter as he rode atop the creature which seemed to have some serious aggression Lyceum finished off stitching up the wound on the mermaid and picked himself up to his feet in time to see the anger rushing through Eran. Feeling a little uncomfortable with how things were quickly turning out to be he stepped forward to pull her from the direct attack of the creature. The monster known as Marmalade was seen to be launching itself towards Eran.

"Eran!" Lyceum called out as he watched Eran leap towards the head of Marmalade. Missing his chance to pull her away he watched as she landed on the monster's head with Wynter. Marmalade's teeth sunk into the edge of the shipwreck and as Lyceum's eyes narrowed on to the creature. Stepping back a little in shock a the monster's angered expression he looked towards the neck of Marmalade to see the brute who'd shouted at Wynter pouncing from the water.

Shooting out like an arrow he was seen launching himself towards Wynter, but instead it appeared he was going to be getting Eran.

"Eran look out!"

Sliding from Marmalade's neck Wynter landed on his feet and turned to look into the large pink eye of Marmalade. Looking up at Eran he grinned.

"Enjoy the ride Eran. She's a wild one."

Wynter hadn't even noticed the brute that he'd been stuck with was gunning for Eran right now and looking at Lyceum he retained the same smile.

"What's with Eran?"

Raising an eyebrow curiously as if Wynter didn't know what was happening Lyceum replied.

"These sick turds are trying to sacrifice us to that monster!"

"Really, cause she doesn't seem all too interested in human meat."

Looking at Marmalade once more a little more in depth Lyceum realised he could see it in her eyes. She had launched down towards Eran, but the mermaid that he'd stitched up moments ago was the one Marmalade couldn't take her eyes off of before.

Seeing that Wynter was right, Lyceum begun to smirk.

"You're right. She's after something else. We need to do these fish men a favour."

Turning to look at Marmalade and Eran both Wynter & Lyceum realised the real enemy, the common enemy was the fishmen not just for themselves, but Marmalade too.

"You should get the fihsmen out of here. I'm gonna get Eran down from Marmalade."

Eran had been staring at the giant creatures eye her own anger has bubbled to the surface but it was staring into Marmalade's eye that she realize she had seen that look before. Eran had worn that look not so long ago herself. The look she wore melted away and she put a gentle hand on top Marmalade's head "I see..." She gave an understanding smile before her head snapped up at hearing what seemed a warning to her, only to have her vision taken up by the sight of an open maw of razor teeth.

She rushed to bring up her sword to stop the bite but was ever so slightly slow as a few teeth grazed her arm but thankfully most had been stopped by the handguard or blade. As the pain shot up her arm Eran gritted her teeth the sword shaking lightly in her hand as she struggled to fight against the force that she was trying to hold back.

Feeling a sense of anger and frustration at what these fishmen had gone out of their way to accomplish Wynter watched as Eran blocked the attack from the brute and turned to face the mermaid. Lyceum was seen placing his medical supplies away into his satchel.

"Lyceum see if you can find something we can use as a boat. I'm going to help Eran!"

Rolling his sleeves up Wynter watched as the brute and Eran remained atop Marmalade who didn't seem as pleased. Understanding just what this situation must be like for the creature Wynter thought up a plan that might just work. If he could get them off of Marmalade's head then he could help Eran or at least feed Marmalade and there would be no beef between them anymore.

"Eran fingers in ears!" Wynter shouted to her hoping Lyceum got the message as well. It wouldn't have as bad an effect on Lyceum as he wasn't in such a compromising situation, but it wouldn't be beneficial for him to bare witness.

Life Return: Howl

Increasing the vibrations in his larynx Wynter was able to send out a thick projectile towards Marmalade's head hoping to disrupt the fight between Eran and the brute. Unfortunately Marmalade would be subjected to the vibrations, but regardless if she attacked Wynter or not. His battle was not with the creature but the man who'd tried to drown him earlier and was no trying desperately to injure his friend.

Feeling his teeth clashing down on to Eran's blade and quickly motioning away the brute charged towards Eran again as she seemed to be struggling with keeping her footing on the creature. This time charging her with a shoulder barge he was planning on dealing a good bit of force to her and hopefully breaking a couple of bones too if he was lucky. But time would tell.

Despite all of this he had heard Wynter's words to Eran and grinned realising the bastard was going to do something he didn't wish to hear. Slotting fingers in his ears whilst he continued the charge the brute was pleased with himself that he was able to avoid such a pathetic attempt to injure oneself.

What he didn't account for however was the beast he stood atop and the havoc the vibrations would play on her. As the vibrations rung through her head and sent pain from ear to ear Marmalade opened her jaw roaring in pain and thrusted her head backwards and forwards again trying to shake off the agonising howl that found its way through her body.